Sheddingdean Community Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Report card: Needs attention to expected standard

Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 8JTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Sheddingdean Community Primary School is a primary school in Burgess Hill for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 332 schools in West Sussex. It ranks 5th of 5 primary schools in Burgess Hill. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in June 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 2 June 2026, report published 6 July 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

29 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths66%

66%, 4 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

199 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals17.1%

17.1%, 9.4 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language8%

8%, 13.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support16.1%

16.1%, 1.3 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4%

4%, 2 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Sheddingdean Community Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Oak Tree Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Requires improvement	Not published
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	77% met the expected standard
The Gattons Infant School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Southway Junior School	0.9 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	73% met the expected standard
London Meed Community Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	55% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Nower
Phone: 01444246532
Website: sheddingdeanschool.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT
Local authority: West Sussex
URN: 125958

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.